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Ohio Spiderwort Ohio Spiderwort is an attractive plant with rose-to-blue colored blossoms. 

The bloom clusters contains many many flowers which last only one day and then form a sticky jelly that will drop a tear if touched in the late afternoon. Each day new flowers open.

Ohio Spiderwort makes a good cut flower.

butterfly Spiderwort attracts butterflies.
Height: 2 - 4 ft
Color: Rose - Blue
Flowering Time: May - Jun
   

Companion Plants:
Big Bluestem, Butterfly Milkweed, Flowering Spurge, June Grass, Roundhead Bush Clover

Ohio Spiderwort grows in wet mesic to dry prairies and requires full or partial sun.

It is easily propagated from seed and is quick to establish itself.

 FYI image Because of its mucilaginous sap secreted from the flower head, Ohio Spiderwort has many colorful names such as Widow's Tears and Cow Slobbers.

Ohio Spiderwort Price List

8,000 seeds / ounce
Item # Amount Price  
TraOhiP Packet $2  
TraOhi.25 1/4 oz $5  
TraOhi.5 1/2 oz $8  
TraOhiOz Ounce $15  
TraOhiLb Pound $220  
To order Ohio Spiderwort,
Call (515) 733-4634
Or Order by Mail: Order Form
 
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